Shoveling or scoop board for farm wagon boxes



P. V. TROUPE Feb. 23, 1932.

SHOVELING OR SCOOP BOARD FOR FARM WAGON BOXES Filed Dec. 6. 1930 Patented Feb. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES 1mm. v. mourn, or xrmo m, scorn mixora Application filed December 6, 1930; Serial No; 590 374.: 1 if u This invention relates to improvements in shoveling or scoop boards for farm wagon boxes.

The main object of the invention is to provide a scoop or shoveling board so constructed that it may be readily applied to the wagon to serve in an eiiicient manner both as a shoveling board and end gate for the wagon.

Another object is to rovide a scoop or shoveling board of the a ove character in a simple, durable and relatively cheap form.

With these and other objects in View the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view, partially broken away, showing the shoveling board attached to the wagon box and in its opened position.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the structure shown in Figure 1, the shoveling board also being shown in dotted lines in its closed position.

Referring now more particularly to the 5 drawings the reference character A designates the wagon box and B my improved shoveling board. In conventional manner the box A has the sides 1 and bottom 2 and the cleats 3 vertically set within the said sides at their rear ends as shown.

My invention comprises a hinge butt or attaching plate 4 of a length equal to the inner width of the wagon box A and secured in any suitable manner as shown by the flat head countersunk screws 411 on the bottom 2 thereof at its rear edge. The plate 4 has spaced hinge loops 5 formed along its rear edge and side plates 6 extended upward from its ends, the said side plates being ofii'set and formed U-shapcd in cross section as shown at 7 to fit around the cleats 3 to which they are secured by bolts 8 in the manner shown. These side plates 6 may be formed integrally with the plate 1 or provided separately and secured thereto as desired. The shoveling board proper comprises a rectangular back plate 9 provided at its lower or forward end with spaced hinge loops 10 adapted to mesh with or fit between the aforesaid hinge loops 5 on the hinge butt or attaching plate 4. This plate QisjthenihingQd to,the plate by a hinge rod 11 passingthrough' the hinge loops 5 and .10. This hinge rod ll'isreniovable'for apurpose to be described and to facilitate this removal it is provided on'one end with a ring or eye 12.. Wings13 are extended at right angles from the sides of the plate 9 and may be formedintegrally' therewith or, as shown in the drawings, may be secured thereto by bolts l lpassed through the flanges 15 provided onthe said wings. The back plate 9,. is of such width thatthe wingswill pass within the side plates 6 as the plate9 is swung upward to its closed position indicated in thedottedlines in Figure 2, the said wings closely fitting the said side plates thus effec: tively preventing the escape of grain from the wagon box. i i

The upper bolts 8 holding the side plates 6 to the cleats 3 are provided on their outer ends with eyes 16 and 16a and a chain 17 is attached at one end to the eye 16 as shown by means of a conventional snap hook 18 or similar fastening device. Loops or eyes 19 are secured to the under or rear side of the back plate 9 near the sides thereof and at some distance outward from its hinged connection to theattaching plate 4. The chain 17 is passed rearwardly from its connection to the eyes 16 and is then passed laterally 30 across the plate 9 through the loops or eyes 19 and forwardly where it is connected at its other end by'a snap hook or similar fastener 20 to the eye 16a. This chain thus serves to support the shoveling board in its lowered position and when the board is swung up to its closed position the chain is pulled taut through the eye 16a and the hook 20 is engaged with one of the links to hold the shoveling board closed in which position it serves also as an end gate. a

The operation and utility of my invention will be understood from the foregoing. When it is desired to simply dump grain or the like from the wagon box the hinge rod 35 11 is removed and the lower end of the shoveling board is swung outward. The shoveling board may of course be entirely removed by removingthe hinge rod and unhooking the chain 17. The device is so constructed that it may be readily formed entirely of metal increasing its efiiciency and wearing qualities. 7

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of my invention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor structural details, not departing from the spirit of theinvention and Within the scope of the appendedclaim. 1

claim:

In a device of the kind described,'i-n combination with awagon box including a bottom and sides andc'leatslset vertically with- L in the sides, an attaching plate secured to the bottom at the end thereof-,hinge loops ontheattaching .plate, side plates formed integral- 1y with the attaching plate and extended u'p-e Wa'rdly from the-"ends th'ereofaround the'sai'd. cleats on the wagon. boxjbolts passed out Wardly through the sideplates and cleats adjacent the upper ends thereof, eyes on the outer ends of the said bolts, a back plate, hinge loops {along one edge of the back plate, a hinge pin r'emovably passed through the hinge loops onthe'attaching plate and back plate, Wings secured to the sides'of-the back plate, loopssecured to the back plate near its sides andremote from the edge bearing the hinge "loops, ta chain passed loosely through the said loops, and snaps on the ends of the chainfor engagement with thesaid eyes on the bolts. 7

In "testimony Wh'ereof'I afiixl my signature.

PAUL :TROUPEQJ 

